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LISTEN: L.A.B.’s NZ chart-busting summer deep house groove
iT DOESN’T look like we’re going to have a summer to remember, at least for the right reasons; but we could all use a little musical balm right now. Stepping up to the task are New Zealand’s L.A.B, who have just released a new package of their single, “In The Air” – which was the …
Album Review: The Colours That Rise – Grey Doubt
Since 2017’s EP entitled ‘2020’ the anticipation for The Colours That Rise‘s debut album was high but now the wait is over. Released on Rhythm Section International, producer duo Simeon Jones and Nathanael Williams are back with a future funk Jazz, deep soul House voyage into the cosmos, featuring acclaimed guests such as Yazmin Lacey, Yussef Dayes, and Andrew Ashong. Combining live …
Track: Seb Wildblood – Hazy House
Following on from last years ‘Sketches of Transition’ that brought him admiring glances from fellow producers and big scores and praise from critics, Seb Wildblood is back with his first new music of the year in the shape of a new EP, Hazy House, out via his own London / Los Angeles based label all …
News: Defected announce virtual festival this Friday
Defected Records has announced a series of digital activations offering its online community – the house music world’s largest at 5m+ – opportunities to engage with the brand and each other from the comfort of their own homes, following the postponement or cancellation of all live events in March and April due to the COVID-19 …
Track: Joney – Owl School
Taken from his forthcoming album Bananarchy, out this summer via Audiolith / Anette Records, Hamburg based producer / DJ Joney, aka Jonas Schiefferdecker has streamed the album opener Owl School. Full of vocal cut ups and waves of bass, alongside this almost garage backing, it mixes up house with bass, (approaching) grime with UK garage …
EP: Dave + Sam – Middle Passage EP
Out now on the Classic Music Company is the new EP from Brooklyn’s Dave + Sam, aka Dave Giles on vocals and Sam O.B. on the production. The duo make thoughtful house music with a message, in this case that of the Middle Passage of which Dave from the pair say “The Middle Passage was the …
Track: Utah? – Bronze
Sheffield producer Utah? is on the cusp of his first release for the Coyote label with a new four-track EP, ‘Bronze’, out on May 24th. From it he’s streaming the title track. The track opens with this laid back beat, that gives way to these layers of sassy, rippling synths that unravel into the sort …
Track: Dervisis – Laundry Room, plus debut London show news
Athenian producer Dervisis returns with a new 12″, Laundry Room / Yelde, a year after his debut EP, for the Trial & Error imprint on May 10th. Influenced both his Greek, Balkans and Middle East, Dervisis’ clubland / bedroom house music seep through on title track Laundry Room. It’s leftfield club music, with a tinge …
Re-Issue: Mark Archer – Songs For Einna
In 2007 an EP entitled ‘Songs For Einna‘ was released on the DS93, first as a White Label/Test Press as seventeen copies and then as an official DS93 release as ninty three copies, DS93 (a off-shoot of Dust Science Recordings) was set up with a strict release code: No Represses, No Downloads, No CD Compilation. Over …
EP: Roumex – Katharsis
After debuting on Ron Flatter’s Pour La Vie Rec. a year ago, Nuremburg house duo Roumex contributed a track to Kattballs long running Konspiracy series, followed by the Tantalis EP which dropped in December. Returning to the label, run by Tube & Berger, P.A.C.O. and Juliet Sikora they have a new EP with a pair …